Crooked River (Victoria)
River in Victoria, Australia
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The Crooked River is a perennial river of the Mitchell River catchment, in the Alpine region of the Australian state of Victoria.
| Crooked | |
|---|---|
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| Region | Australian Alps (IBRA), Victorian Alps |
| Local government area | Shire of Wellington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source confluence | Twenty Five Mile Creek and Thirty Mile Creek |
| • location | south of Dinner Plain, Great Dividing Range |
| • coordinates | 37°15′1″S 148°8′22″E |
| • elevation | 653 m (2,142 ft) |
| Mouth | confluence with the Wongungarra River |
• location | Alpine National Park |
• coordinates | 37°21′28″S 147°4′36″E |
• elevation | 287 m (942 ft) |
| Length | 26 km (16 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Mitchell River catchment |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Good Luck Creek |
| • right | Brewery Creek (Victoria) |
| Alpine NP | |
| [4][5] | |
Location and features
Formed by the confluence of the Twenty Five Mile Creek and Thirty Mile Creek, the Crooked River rises below The Tablelands, the fourth highest mountain pass in Victoria,[6] within the Great Dividing Range, south of Dinner Plain. The river flows in a highly meandering course, generally south by west, joined by two minor tributaries before reaching its confluence with the Wongungarra River between the small settlements of Howittville and Winchester, within the Alpine National Park in the Shire of Wellington. The river descends 366 metres (1,201 ft) over its 26-kilometre (16 mi) course.[5]
Etymology
In the Australian Aboriginal Brabralung dialect of the Gunai language, two variant names for the Crooked River are given as Dow-wirra, meaning "dry tree";[1][2] and Nirlung, meaning "plenty of water-hens".[3]
